Nonstop flight route between Ontario (near Los Angeles), California, United States and Watson Island, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT), Ontario (near Los Angeles), California, United States and Miami Seaplane Base (MPB), Watson Island, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,300 miles (or 3,701 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between LA/Ontario International Airport and Miami Seaplane Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ONT / KONT |
| Airport Name: | LA/Ontario International Airport |
| Location: | Ontario (near Los Angeles), California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°3'21"N by 117°36'3"W |
| Area Served: | Ontario, California / Inland Empire, California |
| Operator/Owner: | Los Angeles World Airports |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 944 feet (288 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ONT |
| More Information: | ONT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MPB / |
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| Location: | Watson Island, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°46'41"N by 80°10'13"W |
| Area Served: | Miami, Florida |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Miami Property Mgmt Section |
| Airport Type: | Public use |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MPB |
| More Information: | MPB Maps & Info |
Facts about LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT):
- LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) has 2 runways.
- For a number of years, the airport operated alongside Ontario Air National Guard Station, which was closed as a result of the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure Commission.
- Because of LA/Ontario International Airport's relatively low elevation of 944 feet, planes can take off or land at LA/Ontario International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,460 miles (18,443 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The closest airport to LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) is Chino Airport (CNO), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SSW of ONT.
- Thanks to Ontario's long runways, it is often an alternate landing site for large aircraft destined for LAX.
- LA/Ontario International Airport handled 4,812,006 passengers last year.
- LA/Ontario Airport is owned by the city of Los Angeles.
- In 1941, the city bought 470 acres around the airport and approved construction of new runways, which were completed by 1942, with funds from the Works Progress Administration.
Facts about Miami Seaplane Base (MPB):
- The furthest airport from Miami Seaplane Base (MPB) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,582 miles (18,640 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Miami Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Miami Seaplane Base at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The closest airport to Miami Seaplane Base (MPB) is Miami International Airport (MIA), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) W of MPB.
- Miami Seaplane Base (MPB) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Miami Seaplane Base", another name for MPB is "X44".
